Long lines are seen today at polling stations in the United States, where millions of citizens are waiting to cast their vote in elections that, in many ways, are being considered a national referendum for President Donald Trump.
However, although millions of Americans participate in these elections, historically the turnout in the mesmandat election has been lower than in the presidential election, the Telegraph broadcast.
Historical data shows a marked difference in the percentage of registered voters participating in the presidential and mesmandat elections.
A significant exception was the year 2018, during Trump’s first term. That year, turnout in the middle school elections reached 50 percent, the highest rate recorded since the end of World War II.
The difference between this figure and participating in the 2016 presidential elections was only 10.1 percentage point, the smallest gap since 1948-1950.
High turnout in this year’s elections could have an important impact on the competition for control of Congress, especially at a time when democratic voters seem to be more mobilised than those Republicans. /Telegraphy/